While Steve Nash tells us that he is on
the road to recovery for his back issues,
he was on a conference call regarding
his seventh annual "Steve Nash Foundation
Showdown". This took place today in N.Y.
at the Sara D. Roosevelt Park. There were
a handful of NBA players featuring Dirk
Nowitzki, Dallas forward, and Cleveland
guard Kyrie Irving. Also competing was
Giuseppe Rossi, soccer player.
The event was free to the public but
any donations packages will fund agencies
centered on childhood education and
those that work with child abuse.
The donation packages priced at $250,
gave fans on-field access to interact with
players plus watch the game. They received
T-shirts and an invitation to watch the U.S.-
Germany World Cup game on Thursday
at an unspecified N.Y. City based restaurant
where Nash will be in attendance. Nash was born
in South Africa but spent most of his childhood
in Canada.
The clock will soon be ticking and the Lakers
will have to figure out quickly the best way
to use their seventh over-all draft pick.
Would they take a risk and select Kansas
center, Joel Embild? Would they choose
Kentucky's forward Julius Randle? What
about Arizona's Aaron Gordon or Indiana's
Noah Vonleb? It deems a necessity to
bolster both their defense and paint
presence. The draft choices for NBA
is Thursday They have already mapped
out such variables but the more
difficult question is how much impact
can a seventh overall draft selection
actually make on their team?
With every joke and laugh, Nick Young's
positive energy oozed through the phone
recently being he calls himself "Swaggy P"
and has just come off a vacation in Cabo San
Lucas, Mexico.
He has entertained Lakers fans with his
infectious personality and is planning on
another trip. This one to London where
he is insisting he is modeling in a fashion
show! Yes, he does consider on playing
in L.A. but could opt out of his $12 mil.
before the June 25 deadline. That would
allow him to become an unrestricted
free agent July 1st. and possibly have
leverage for a larger deal with the Lakers.
Not only does he have a joyful attitude,
it would seem he also is good with his
business needs. We shall wait and see.
Babs Wells
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